diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
index cb948190..4374928c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 4 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
+    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 3 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
     <color name="list_item_activated">#64cfd8dc</color>
     <color name="list_item_ripple">#a0808e95</color>
-    <color name="fab_label_text_color">#000000</color>
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#bbbbbb</color>
 
     <color name="accent">#BBDEFB</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 87454a73..ba967e9d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 4 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
+    <!-- TODO(msf): remove these 3 hard-coded colors and replace with theme colors -->
     <color name="list_item_activated">#cfd8dc</color> <!-- Blue Grey 200 -->
     <color name="list_item_ripple">#808e95</color> <!-- Blue Grey 200 dark -->
-    <color name="fab_label_text_color">#ffffff</color>
     <color name="fab_label_background_color">#444444</color>
 
     <color name="accent">#2196F3</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 11696213..fe00df6b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
         <item name="preferenceTheme">@style/PreferenceThemeOverlay.v14.Material</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="fab_label" parent="android:TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Inverse">
+    <style name="fab_label" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Inverse">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/fab_label_background</item>
-        <item name="android:textColor">@color/fab_label_text_color</item>
     </style>
 
 </resources>